Texas Death Penalty

Carlos DeLuna, Cameron Willingham and Rethinking the Criminal Justice System

Dan Simon | Posted 05.30.2012

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Dan Simon

At bottom, the primary cause for false convictions is the questionable quality of the evidence habitually used in criminal prosecutions. Poor evidence can be produced even when all actors follow procedures diligently and conscientiously.

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Study Reveals Shocking Connection Between Race And Capital Punishment In Texas

www.chron.com | Posted 11.15.2011

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The connection between race and capital punishment has been a hot topic this year, and it's likely to remain one after a new study found a shocking pa...

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Texas Death Row Inmate Granted Stay Of Execution

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.07.2012

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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay of execution to death row inmate Hank Skinner Monday, who was scheduled to be executed Nov. 9. ...

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Mike Sacks

Justices Refuse To Hear Death Penalty Case Raising Racism Issue

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 01.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday morning declined to hear a controversial death penalty case out of Texas and agreed to hear oral argument on...

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Texas Death Row Inmate Denied Supreme Court Hearing

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 01.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from a Texas death row inmate who won a last-minute reprieve from the high court in Sept...

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Willful Ignorance In Texas Execution?

Radley Balko | Posted 01.03.2012

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Radley Balko

A week from today, Texas death row inmate Henry "Hank" Skinner is scheduled to be executed for the 1995 murders of Twila Busby and her two adult sons....

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Texas Commission's Decision On Arson Cases Could Cause Headache For Perry

AP | By WILL WEISSERT | Posted 12.28.2011

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AUSTIN, Texas -- A Texas commission no longer allowed to investigate a case where death penalty opponents say a man may have been executed based on a ...

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The Rebirth of Birtherism! Perry & Trump's Unracist Thinking

Katie Halper | Posted 12.28.2011

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Katie Halper

Birthers are marginalized as racists. But when it comes to Perry and Trump, race-card dealers are barking up the wrong tree. Just ask Donald Trump, who is keenly aware of his excellent rapport with black people.

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Public Officials Call On Rick Perry To Allow DNA Testing For Questionable Execution

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.28.2011

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A group of current and former lawmakers, judges and lawyers is calling on Texas Gov. Rick Perry to grant DNA testing for a convicted murderer with an ...

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Cheers Or Tears? What Confucius Would Say About Texas Executions

Rodney L. Taylor, Ph.D. | Posted 12.25.2011

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Rodney L. Taylor, Ph.D.

Confucius is rarely heard in contemporary debate. But what indeed would Confucius make of this latest public ovation for what the audience perceived to be the benefits of capital punishment?

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Saki Knafo

Ending The Last Meal Tradition On Texas Death Row: A "Diversionary Issue"?

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 11.23.2011

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On Thursday, prison officials in Texas decided to end the practice of allowing condemned inmates to choose their last meal. The day before, Texas ...

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Troy Davis, Texas and the Ultimate Justice

J.D. Bell | Posted 11.21.2011

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J.D. Bell

It would be understandable if the thousands who have rallied behind Troy Davis in recent weeks felt betrayed by their government and helpless in the face of unrelenting bloodlust. This feels something like Texas Justice.

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Supreme Court Halts Execution Of Texas Inmate

AP | MICHAEL GRACZYK | Posted 11.20.2011

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By MICHAEL GRACZYK, Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- A former Army recruiter who for the third time this year was hours away from his schedule...

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Texas Execution Halted Amid Supreme Court Review

AP | MICHAEL GRACZYK | Posted 11.16.2011

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HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A black man convicted of a double murder in Texas 16 years ago was at least temporarily spared from lethal injection when th...

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Rick Perry Executed an Innocent Man/ Save Troy Davis!

Katie Halper | Posted 11.15.2011

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Katie Halper

Rick Perry's record number of executions drew applause at last week's GOP debate. Among the 234 -- make that 235 as of today -- killed under Perry was Cameron Todd Willingham, who received the death penalty for killing his three daughters by arson.

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Christians Clapping For Death?

Rev. Anne Howard | Posted 11.14.2011

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Rev. Anne Howard

Brian Williams noted that Texas Governor Rick Perry has presided over a record 234 executions during his term of office. I was shocked the other night when the applause broke out.

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Applauding Executions Might Be American, But It Is Not Christian

Bruce Reyes-Chow | Posted 11.09.2011

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Bruce Reyes-Chow

This is not really about the issue itself or even about Governor Perry, but about the applause and reaction. It is never justified to applaud at the death of another human being. Period.

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Jason Linkins

Rick Perry On 'Ultimate Justice' In Texas: 'I've Never Struggled With That'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.07.2011

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Brian Williams becomes the next reporter to almost, but not quite, hold Rick Perry to account for the execution of Cameron Todd Willingham. During the...

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Texas Man Executed For Killing Store Clerk

AP | MICHAEL GRACZYK | Posted 09.19.2011

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HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- A Texas inmate was executed Wednesday for killing a Dallas-area convenience store clerk during a shooting spree that he claimed w...

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Supreme Court Refuses To Stop Texas From Executing Man Despite White House Warning

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.06.2011

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[UPDATE - 7:48 p.m. ET] - CNN reports that Humberto Leal "has been executed by lethal injection in Texas." ORIGINAL STORY BELOW: The U.S. Suprem...

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White House Warns Texas: Execution Of Killer Would Violate International Law

AP | MICHAEL GRACZYK | Posted 09.06.2011

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HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Texas executed a Mexican citizen Thursday for the rape-slaying of a teenager after he and the White House pleaded in vain fo...

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John Rudolf

Milton Mathis, Convicted Killer, Executed In Texas Despite Evidence Of Retardation

HuffingtonPost.com | John Rudolf | Posted 12.01.2011

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A man convicted of slaying two people and critically injuring a third in a drug house shooting was executed on Tuesday evening by Texas officials, des...

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Texas Execution Could Risk Americans' Safety Abroad

Sandra Babcock | Posted 08.09.2011

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Sandra Babcock

When Texas authorities arrested Humberto Leal García, a Mexican national with no prior criminal convictions, they tried, convicted, and sentenced him to death without ever informing him of his consular rights and without notifying the consulate.

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Supreme Court: Texas May Proceed With Execution

AP | Posted 07.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has lifted its hold on the execution of a Texas man convicted in the shooting death of a woman in 2002. The court's o...

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Prosecution 'Stands Mute' At Texas Death Penalty Hearing

AP | JUAN A. LOZANO | Posted 05.25.2011

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HOUSTON — Prosecutors on Monday told a judge presiding over an unusual court hearing on the constitutionality of the death penalty in Texas that...

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